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April 9, 2016

Berry's Bible Study: Worship

Hi everyone!

I hope you're having as mahvelous a weekend as I'm having. There'll be another Discover Georgia post up soon :) Of course, if you're on Snapchat and following me, you already know what I discovered this weekend.

Onto the topic of the day - WORSHIP. Can I tell you the truth? As a child, I thought worship songs were sooooooo boring! I loved the Praise part of the service, because we could clap and dance. But worship? Not so much. Getting older though changed my perspective. There's something about a great worship song that shifts or charges the atmosphere. Worship can take you through a whole variety of emotions from awestruck wonder and appreciation of God, to remorse and pleading for forgiveness of sins; to anticipated victory in faith; to humility and reverence of God that makes you fall to your knees and bow; and so much more.

Of course, worshiping God is not done by singing songs only. We are meant to worship God with our bodies and lives.

I love a good worship song. It can lift your spirit immediately no matter what you are going through and the words resonate as if you are hearing it for the first time.I am also a fan of hymns. Though i got to love it through my church where hymns are sung often. Gradually I started liking it.

Yeah! That's a good one right there.How great thou art, shepherd of my soul, Hold the fort, will thou be made whole and a host of others.Sometimes reading the history/ background of the hymn and its writer takes me back the moment they were written and what the writer was going through. Amazing stories. You realize this aren't anonymous words. Someone went through something strong to evoke emotions that led to such a hymn. Some recent ones I have googled are stand up for Jesus, and Hold the fort.

I LOVE hymns!! Best Best ever. I'm always pretty upset at church when they stop only at the first two verses sometimes. So I often sing on my own to the end.

And that The Message version of the bible quote above is everything. On of the best things I've learned. Absolutely every single thing you do can be a worship and offering unto God. It is a conscious decision, but for example, my friend once explained, how about you say a one liner prayer every time you shut a door or turn on a light switch. Or before cooking you offer up the cooking process and your intentions to God. I could give a lecture on this, but let me stop here.

I used to also kind of "dread" the worship part of church. When I was young I went to a catholic church with my grandmother which is NOTORIOUS for being gloomy and dreary. I personally think worship God should be fun and positive!! I now go to a church that is really just a congregation of awesome people trying to spread the word of God by living in his honor. The songs they choose are amazingly moving, anything buy boring. Sometimes I feel like dancing, sometimes I feel like crying. But happy crying.. You know?

Anyway, great post! As for my favorites, I like Toby Mac. I also like Casting Crowns. Their "Thrive" albums is really great.